Dr. Mcgaiusch. 30 Worksheet Passive Voice, Page 1

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Dr. McGaiusCh. 30 Worksheet – Passive Voice, page 1

Salvete! You guys remember singing –ō, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt, (-re) to the tune of the Mickey Mouse theme song, right?! Well, these endings for the different people performing the verb are called Active Personal Endings. In Chapter 30, we are learning their passive counterparts.

First of all, what is the passive voice?

Turn the following active sentences into passive ones:

a.The dog bit the man. 

b.Jack and Jill climbed the hill. 

c.I will carry the water. 

d.Dad is sending the letter. 

In English we usually try to avoid the passive voice[1], but the Romans used it lots. Here is a chart, detailing the most basic active & passive personal endings. Note I have put the English pronouns in the middle to show that they can correspond to both Latin voices:

ACTIVE voice / English Pronouns / PASSIVE voice
1st Person singular / -ō / “I” / -r
2nd Person singular / -s / “you” / -ris
3rd Person singular / -t / “he/she/it” / -tur
1st Person Plural / -mus / “we” / -mur
2nd Person Plural / -tis / “you”, “y’all” / -minī
3rd Person Plural / -nt / “they” / -ntur
INFINITIVE / -re / “to…”, “to be…” / -rī[2]
Imperative Singular / (drop –re from infinitive) / (verb)! / -re
Imperative Plural / -te / (verb)! / -minī

EXAMPLE in the present passive of moneō, monēre, monuī, monitus/a/um= “to warn”:

1st Person singular / moneor / “I am (being) warned”
2nd Person singular / monēris / “you are (being) warned”
3rd Person singular / monētur / “he/she/it is (being) warned”
1st Person Plural / monēmur / “we are (being) warned”
2nd Person Plural / monēminī / “you”, “y’all are (being) warned”
3rd Person Plural / monēntur / “they are (being) warned”
INFINITIVE / monērī / “to be warned”
Imperative Singular / monēre / Be warned (!)
Imperative Plural / monēminī / Be warned (!)

Look at the wonderful charts on page 24, which give you the passive conjugation of the present, imperfect, and future tenses. Following these charts, conjugate these verbs in the boxes: 1st conj. – vocō, vocāre; 2nd conj. – terreō, terrēre; 3rd conj. – trahō, trahere; 3rd-iō conj. – capiō, capere; 4th conj. – poliō, polīre (to polish).

vocō, vocāre in the present pass / terreō, terrēre in the present pass / trahō, trahere in the present pass / capiō, capere in the present pass / poliō, polīre in the present pass
vocō, vocāre in the Imperfect passive / terreō, terrēre in the Imperfect passive / trahō, trahere in the Imperfect passive / capiō, capere in the Imperfect passive / poliō, polīre in the Imperfect passive
vocō, vocāre in the future pass / terreō, terrēre in the future pass / trahō, trahere in the future pass / capiō, capere in the future pass / poliō, polīre in the future pass

Give only the Latin passive equivalents to these active endings (3rd futures in italics):

-t = -s = -mus = -ō =

-nt = -tis = -re = -te =

-bat = -bās = -bāmus = -bam =

-bant = -bātis = -bō = -bis =

-bunt = -bitis = -bit = -bimus =

-et = -ēs = -ēmus = -am =

-ent = -ētis = -iet = -iam =

5. Conjugate in Latin & Translate addō, addere, addidī, additus/a/um (to add) in these tenses:

Present Passive ↓ / LATIN / English Translations
1st Person Singular
2nd Person Singular
3rd Person Singular
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
Infinitive
Imperfect Passive ↓ / LATIN / English Translations
1st Person Singular
2nd Person Singular
3rd Person Singular
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
Future Passive ↓ / LATIN / English Translations
1st Person Singular
2nd Person Singular
3rd Person Singular
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural

SYNOPSES – based on present, imperfect, future

1. 1st Conjugation Verbs.

Principal parts: ligō, ligāre, ligāvī, ligātus/a/um = to tie up, bind

Person: 2nd Number: Plural

INDICATIVE ACTIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INDICATIVE PASSIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INFINITIVES

TENSE/VOICE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Present Active
Present Passive

2. 2nd Conjugation Verbs.

Principal parts: misceō, miscere, miscuī, mixtus/a/um = to mix, stir (up)

Person: 1st Number: Plural

INDICATIVE ACTIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INDICATIVE PASSIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INFINITIVES

TENSE/VOICE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Present Active
Present Passive

3. 3rd Conjugation Verbs.

Principal parts: crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditus/a/um = to believe

Person: 1st Number: Singular

INDICATIVE ACTIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INDICATIVE PASSIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INFINITIVES

TENSE/VOICE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Present Active
Present Passive

3.a. 3rd-iō Conjugation Verbs.

Principal parts: percutiō, percutere, percussī, percussus/a/um = to strike, beat

Person: 3rd Number:Plural

INDICATIVE ACTIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INDICATIVE PASSIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INFINITIVES

TENSE/VOICE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Present Active
Present Passive

4. 4th Conjugation Verbs.

Principal parts: hauriō, haurīre, hausī, hausus/a/um = to drink, drain

Person: 3rd Number: SingularGender: Neuter

INDICATIVE ACTIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INDICATIVE PASSIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INFINITIVES

TENSE/VOICE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Present Active
Present Passive

5. Irregular verb (1).

Principal parts: ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus/a/um = to bring, bear; suffer, say

Person: 2nd Number: Singular

INDICATIVE ACTIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INDICATIVE PASSIVE

INDICATIVE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

INFINITIVES

TENSE/VOICE / LATIN FORMS / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Present Active
Present Passive

More Practice:

1st. Conjugate in Latin & Translate dō, dare, dedī, datus/a/um (to give) in these tenses:

Present Passive ↓ / LATIN / English Translations
1st Person Singular
2nd Person Singular
3rd Person Singular
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
Infinitive
Imperfect Passive ↓ / LATIN / English Translations
1st Person Singular
2nd Person Singular
3rd Person Singular
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
Future Passive ↓ / LATIN / English Translations
1st Person Singular
2nd Person Singular
3rd Person Singular
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural

2nd. Conjugate in Latin & Translate torqueō, torquēre, torsī, tortus/a/um (to twist/torture):

3rd. Conjugate in Latin & Translate dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus/a/um (to bring, lead):

3rd -io. Conjugate in Latin & Translate excipiō, excipere, excēpī, exceptus/a/um (to welcome):

4th. Conjugate in Latin & Translate feriō, ferīre, ferīvī, ferītus/a/um (to strike, beat):

[1] Voice is a technical word in laguage meaning either active or passive.

[2] Except for 3rd conjugation verbs, the it is only –ī. Example: pōnere = to put/ pōnī = to be put